The night before the day Rohit implemented one of the biggest decisions of his life during IPL 2015, he called Virat.

"I'm going to ask Ritika to marry me," he said.

"Yes!" cheered Virat. "Oh, I wish I could be there!"

"What would you do?" asked Rohit sceptically. "Stand beside me when I ask her?"

"Maybe I could have played some romantic music in the background," said Virat wistfully. "Or I could've hidden in a tree above and thrown flowers on you when she says yes. Hey, Ro, can't you postpone it till I'm in Mumbai? I've got some super ideas!" He sounded honestly hopeful.

"If those you mentioned are your 'super ideas', no, thank you," said Rohit heartlessly. "I definitely won't do it with you anywhere in the same city!"

"You're mean!"

"Yes, I am," said Rohit. Then he said in a rush, "She'll accept, won't she?"

"Rohit... obviously she'll accept. What's wrong with you?"

Virat sounded so scornful that Rohit felt relieved at once.

"Ok, I'll call you tomorrow."

"I might turn up, you never know," said Virat teasingly and cut the call before Rohit could respond.

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Thankfully for Rohit, Virat didn't turn up. After Ritika accepted and they drove together for a long time, Virat was the first one Rohit called, of course.

"I KNEW IT, I KNEW IT, I'M SO EXCITED, RO, WHEN'S THE WEDDING??" yelled Virat in the phone.

"Stop shouting!" said Rohit but Virat didn't hear him and continued yelling nonsense, forcing Rohit to counter yell, "VIRAT, STOP SHOUTING!"

"Ok. Have you fixed a date?" His voice was right down to a whisper.

Rohit couldn't help laughing at that and he said, "We're thinking of December, maybe."

"Nice. I'll be there," assured Virat. "I'll put on the best dance at your wedding and people will love me more than you."

"You can try," said Rohit sarcastically.

"Thanks for the permission!"

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Rohit got married on 13th December 2015, and true to his word, Virat set the stage on fire with his Punjabi dancing skills.

Everyone present there, led by Virat's teammates cheered loudly for him, who sent Rohit an 'I win' sort of look. Rohit stopped clapping at once, and started scowling instead.

Why did Virat have to gloat so much all the time!

But of course, he didn't mind. Rohit knew he wouldn't change a single bit of Virat's nature given the choice.

He was perfect just as he was.